Pointe des Almadies

Pointe des Almadies
Pointe des Almadies is located in Afro-Eurasia
Pointe des Almadies
Pointe des Almadies
Pointe des Almadies is located in Africa
Pointe des Almadies
Pointe des Almadies
Pointe des Almadies is located in Senegal
Pointe des Almadies
Pointe des Almadies
Coordinates: 14°44′27″N 17°31′48″W / 14.7408°N 17.53°W / 14.7408; -17.53
Elevation0 m (0 ft)

Pointe des Almadies or Point Almadies ([pwɑ̃t dez‿almadi] "bark canoe point")[1] is the westernmost point on the continent of Africa and of the Afro-Eurasian landmass, lying at 17.5 degrees west of the Greenwich meridian, 8 degrees further west than Cabo da Roca, mainland Europe's westernmost point.[2] Pointe des Almadies is located on the north-western end of the Cap Vert peninsula in Senegal.[3]

  1. ^ "Almadie". en.wiktionary.org. 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ Andrew Burke; David Else (2002). The Gambia & Senegal. Lonely Planet. p. 236. ISBN 9781740591379. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  3. ^ "Cape Verde Peninsula". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

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